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In our last lesson under the Twi vocabulary module, we looked at the Twi names of some common tools and equipment. If you missed it, you may click on Twi Names of Some Tools and Equipment to check it out.
The present lesson, lesson 15 of the Twi vocabulary course, lists some common Twi antonyms. One of the surest ways to speed up your learning and master the language is to expand your vocabulary. To do this, I encourage you to try and find antonyms and synonyms of every new word you learn. If you need help, you may leave your questions in the comments section below the lesson, or contact me here.
I’m assuming you know what an antonym is. Yes, a word that means the opposite or almost opposite of another word. A word can have one or more antonyms. Examples of antonyms in English include:
- good/bad
- yes/no
- day/night
In the table below, I list some Twi antonyms. If you have more, please contribute by leaving them in the comments section below the lesson.
Twi Antonyms (Abirabɔ)
| Word (Twi) | Opposite (Twi) | English |
|---|---|---|
| soro | ɛfam | up/down |
| bisa | yi ano/bua | ask/answer |
| asɛmmisa | mmuaeɛ | question/answer |
| ka bom | te firim’ | add/subtract |
| opanin | akwadaa | adult/child |
| ohufoɔ | kokoɔdurufoɔ | coward/brave person |
| da | nyane/sɔre | sleep/wake up |
| ɔpɛberɛ | osutɔberɛ | dry season/rainy season |
| nkwa | owuo | life/death |
| anim | akyire | front/back |
| ahyɛaseɛ | awieeɛ | beginning/end |
| papa | bɔne | good/bad |
| kɛseɛ | ketewa | big/small |
| tuntum | fitaa/fufuo | black/white |
| tɔ | tɔn | buy/sell |
| anigyeɛ | awerɛhoɔ | happiness/sadness |
| bue | to mu (tom’) | open/close |
| awɔ | ahuhuro | cold/hot (weather) |
| anom nnyegyeɛ | ɛnne nnyegyeɛ | consonants/vowels |
| toa so | twa so | continue/end |
| nokorɛ | atorɔ | truth/lie |
| su | sere | cry/laugh |
| awareɛ | awaregyaeɛ | marriage/divorce |
| apueeɛ | atɔeɛ | east/west |
| atifi | anaafoɔ | north/south |
| adamfoɔ | ɔtamfo | friend/enemy |
| nkonim | nkoguo | victory/defeat |
| barima | ɔbaa | male/female |
| kɔ | bra | go/come |
| ɛha | ɛhɔ | here/there |
| okunu | ɔyere | husband/wife |
| tenten | tiatia | tall/short |
| mono | dada | new/old |
| benkum | nifa | left/right |
| nkyene | asikyire | salt/sugar |
| aane | dabi | yes/no |
| nokwafoɔ | ɔtorofoɔ/kontomponi | truthful person/liar |
| ɔdɔ | ɔtan | love/hatred |
| akyirikyiri | bɛnkyɛeɛ | far/near |
| ɔnyansafoɔ | ogyimifoɔ | sensible person/stupid person |
| ɔhyew | onwunu | hot/cold |
| boasetɔ/aboterɛ | abufuo | calm/anger |
| soa | soɛ | carry (on the head)/bring down (from the head) |
| ɔkyerɛkyerɛni | osuani | teacher/learner |
| ohiani | osikani/ɔdefoɔ | the poor/the rich |
| ɛhann | esum | light/darkness |
| ɔhɔhoɔ | ɔmanni | stranger/citizen |
| piesie | kaakyire | first-born child/last-born child |
| kyekyere | sane | tie/untie |
| komm/dinn | dede | quiet/noise |
| ɔteasefoɔ | owufoɔ | the living/the dead |
| abu so | ɛho yɛ den | abundant/scarce |
| foro | siane | ascend (climb)/descend |
| yareɛ | apɔmuden | disease (sickness)/health |
| ɛma | hwee | full/empty |
| hare | nyaa | fast/slow |
| den | mmerɛ | hard/soft |
| kasa | tie | speak/listen |
| ababaawa | aberewa | young woman/old woman |
| aberanteɛ | akɔkoraa | young man/old man |
| hyira | dome | bless/curse |
| dɛ | nwono | sweet/bitter |
| nini | bedeɛ | male/female (attached to animal names to indicate their sex) |
| ɔdehyeɛ | akoa | royal/slave |
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